# Crystal Aikin (album)

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Crystal Aikin is the eponymous debut album by Sunday Best first season winner, Crystal Aikin. The album was released on January 13, 2009, in the United States.

## Recording

After winning the first season of Sunday Best on December 4, 2007, Aikin signed a recording contract with Zomba Gospel. She started her first album, which was produced by PAJAM, Dre & Vidal, Asaph Ward, and others.

## Track listing

Information is based on Liner notes

### Note

* PAJAM is Paul D. Allen, J. Moss & Walter Kearney.

## Personnel

Information is adapted from Allmusic

### Musicians

* Crystal Aikin - Lead Vocals
* Paul "PDA" Allen - Various Instruments
* Shawn Amos - Piano, Organ played by
* Faith Anderson - Background Vocals
* Minon Bolton - Background Vocals
* Jimmy Bowland - Tenor Sax, Baritone Sax
* Eddie Brown - Organ played by
* Myron Butler - Background Vocals
* Maurice Carter - Choir Member, Additional Vocals
* Vinnie Ciesielski - Trumpet
* Derek Clark - Drums, Keyboards
* Aisha Cleaver - Background Vocals
* Deonis "Pumah" Cook - Background Vocals
* Idris Davis - Bass played by
* Vidal Davis - Various Instruments
* Doriel Demps - Background Vocals
* Errol Dixon - Background Vocals
* DeBette Draper - Background Vocals
* Ethan Farmer - Bass Guitar
* Darrell Freeman - Bass played by
* Andrew Gouché - Bass played by
* Natalie Grant - Lead Vocals (10)
* Barry Green - Trombone
* Gerald Haddon - Piano
* Andre Harris - Various Instruments
* Andrea Harris - Background Vocals
* Andrew Harris - Background Vocals
* Bernie Herms - Fender Rhodes Piano
* Chris Johnson - Drums
* Jamar Jones - Strings played by
* Adam Lester - Guitar
* Keyondra Lockett - Background Vocals
* Harold Martin - Additional Music performed by
* Tim Mole - Guitar
* J. Moss - Various Instruments, Background Vocals
* Nashville String Machine - Strings played by
* PAJAM's String Orchestra - Strings played by
* LeAnne Palmore - Choir Member, Additional Vocals
* Steve Patrick - Trumpet
* Christine Richardson - Choir Member, Additional Vocals
* Crystal Rucker - Background Vocals
* Wendell "Pops" Sewell - Guitar
* San Stancil - Choir Member, Additional Vocals
* Rachel Stokes - Background Vocals
* Asaph A. Ward - Piano, Keyboards
* Miranda C. Ward - Background Vocals
* Jason Webb - Piano, Hammond B3 Organ
* Caltomeesh West - Background Vocals
* Chelsea West - Background Vocals
* Scott Williamson - Drums
* Jerard Woods - Choir Member, Additional Vocals
* Jovaun Woods - Choir Member, Additional Vocals
* Daphanie Wright - Background Vocals

### Technical

* Paul "PDA" Allen - Audio Mixing
* Monica Bacon - A&R, Production Coordination
* Joe Baldridge - Recording Engineer
* Lloyd Barry - Musical Arrangement, Horn Arrangement
* Andrew Bazinet - Assistant Engineer
* Brian Bradley - Recording Engineer, Assistant Engineer
* Travis Brigman - Recording Engineer
* Kasey Burdick - Recording Engineer
* Jeff Cain - Music Editing
* Anson Dawkins - Musical Arrangement
* Bill Deaton - Audio Mixing
* Matt Desando - Recording Engineer
* Vincent Dilorenzo - Audio Mixing
* Grant Greene - Recording Engineer, Assistant Engineer, Mixing Assistant
* Gerald Haddon - Recording Engineer
* Andrea Harris - Recording Engineer
* Andrew Harris - Production Assistant, Assistant Engineer
* Eric Hartman - Recording Engineer, Assistant Engineer
* Bernie Herms - Musical Arrangement, String Arrangement, Vocal Recording Engineer
* Kent Holmes - Assistant Engineer
* John Jaszcz - Audio Mixing
* Walter Kearney - Production Supervisor
* Harold Lilly - Vocal Producer
* Erik Madrid - Recording Engineer, Assistant Engineer
* Jonathan Merritt - Recording Engineer, Assistant Engineer
* J. Moss - Musical Arrangement, Orchestral Arrangement
* Tre Nagella - Recording Engineer
* JD Shuff - Assistant Engineer
* Nick Sparks - Horns Recording Engineer
* Brian Springer - Recording Engineer
* Mike Tsafati - Recording Engineer
* James Waddell - Strings Recording Engineer

## Chart performance

The album peaked at #127 on the Billboard 200 and #3 on Billboard's Gospel Albums chart.